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Phil Murphy

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[Wikipedia] Philip Dunton Murphy is an American politician, financier, and former diplomat who served from 2018 to 2026 as the 56th governor of New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2017 and narrowly reelected in 2021. From 2009 to 2013, Murphy was the U.S. ambassador to Germa

Quotes by Phil Murphy

I used to say the wealthiest among us have to pay our fair share, which I still occasionally say. That's not dodging…

Fair

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I think it would be a great honor to get another Super Bowl, but not just limited to that. Other events, sporting…

Great

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Raising the minimum wage does not take from growth, it adds to growth.

Does

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Earned sick leave gives workers a lot more confidence and adds to their participation in the economy.

Confidence

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I am a huge believer in organized labor. Period. Full stop.

Am

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Equal pay for equal work isn't, 'Here, I'll give this to you.' It's confidence, it's participation.

Confidence

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I think the notion of tax fairness is the reasonable thing to do.

Fairness

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I think you can find a good, happy balance between being a great research university as Rutgers is and being a high-quality…

Balance

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Listen, I'm a proud Democrat. My heroes are the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King. And I don't apologize for that and…

Heroes

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My life's a book; I've got a bunch of different chapters.

Book

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We want to say to everyone: New Jersey's a place where gender does not play a role in how much you get…

Gender

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I can't give up the allegiances I grew up with, given where I was born and where I grew up, but you…

Born

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The first day in office I guess is Tuesday, right? God willing, I'll get sworn in and I won't blow that.

Day

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We are closing corporate loopholes so we are hardly being heroic to close the combined reporting loophole. I think 28 or 30…

Being

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If you're in Alabama, you're selling tax incentives - with all due respect to Alabama - because what else are you going…

Diversity

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When you buy a company that's been on its butt you raise a lot of money, you instantly put new management in…

Business

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Listen: I love sports and my family loves sports.

Family

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What is the deepest passion for me and for us is the historic investment in the middle class and in - as…

Dreams

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I'll go to my grave saying a gimmick is not good public policy.

Go

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I think New Jersey's process is actually a very good one - the good government. The governor presents the budget, you've got…

Good

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